Thursday, April 07, 2005

Annual Events

1/1New Year's DayCelebrated throughout the West and in India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and ThailandFederal legal public holiday. National holiday observed by state employees.Annual. Same date each year.

1/15Martin Luther King's Birthday (actual)U.S. and the Virgin Islands also observes.Annual. Same date each year. Observed the Monday following Jan 15.

1/20St. Agnes EveGreat Britain observes.Annual. Same date each year.

1/25Robert Burns DayNational poet of Scotland.Annual. Same date each year.

1/26Republic Day in IndiaAnnual. Same date each year.

1/27Nuclear age and peace anniversariesIn 1951 the United States conducted its first nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site. Also on this date in 1972, the Vietnam War Peace Treaty was signed.Annual. Same date each year.

4/7World Health Day in UN member nationsU.N. member nations observes.Annual. Same date each year.

4/8Buddha's BirthdayKorea and Japan observes.Annual. Same date each year.

4/8Hana Matsuri (Flower Festival) in JapanAnnual. Same date each year.

4/9Former Prisoners of War Recognition DayState Recognition Day, designated by the Texas Legislature.Annual. Same date each year.

4/14Pan American DayThe Americas observes.Annual. Same date each year.

4/19Declaration of Independence Day in VenezuelaAnnual. Same date each year.

4/21San Jacinto DayState holiday in Texas.Commemorates the day 4,000 Texas volunteer soldiers defeated 5,000-strong Mexican army in 18 minutes to win the independence of the Republic of Texas.Annual. Same date each year.

4/22Earth DayAnnual. Same date each year.

4/22Queen Isabella DaySpain observes.Annual. Same date each year.

4/23St. George's DayEngland observes.Annual. Same date each year.

4/25ANZAC DayAustralia and New Zealand observes. Annual. Same date each year.

4/25Liberation Day in ItalyAnnual. Same date each year.

4/26Union Day in TanzaniaAnnual. Same date each year.

4/28/2005Take Our Daughters to Work DayAnnual event occurs on the fourth Thursday of April.

6/5World Environment DayU.N. member nations observes.Annual. Same date each year.

6/6Flag Day in SwedenAnnual. Same date each year.

6/6Memorial Day in KoreaAnnual. Same date each year.

6/8Muhammad's BirthdayIndonesia observes.Annual. Same date each year.

6/10Portugal DayPortugal observes.Annual. Same date each year.

6/12Independence Day in the PhilippinesAnnual. Same date each year.

6/12Republic Day in the Commonwealth of Independent StatesAnnual. Same date each year.

6/14Flag DayU.S.A.Annual. Same date each year.

6/16Soweto DayU.N. member nations observes.Annual. Same date each year.

6/19Emancipation Day / Juneteenth (Texas)State holiday in Texas.Emancipation Celebration: Juneteenth Activities. Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves January 1, 1863. Unfortunately, Texas slaves were still hard at work in the fields more than two years later when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston to spread the news. This event is celebrated annually with pageants, parades, carnivals and sporting events.Annual. Same date each year.

6/20Flag Day in ArgentinaAnnual. Same date each year.

6/21Litha / MidsummerFirst day of summer.Annual. Same date each year (6/20 or 6/21 depending on solar position).

About Me

I am a licensed REALTOR with Century 21 Fine Homes & Estates Judge Fite in Frisco, Texas.
I received a bachelor of science degree in photojournalism from Texas A&M - Commerce. I was an award-winning staff photojournalist at The Dallas Morning News and The Beaumont Enterprise. I was also a book editor at Squadron and producer of Squadron TV. I have won many photography awards and honors from international organizations. I grew up in Richardson, Texas. I later served as a sergeant in the elite OPFOR (Opposing Forces) regiment of the U.S. Army at the National Training Center. I'm a board game designer and tinker in my workshop.